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Royal baby: Overdue Duchess may be induced
27Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Royal baby: Overdue Duchess may be induced

    The Duchess of Cambridge is as many as four days overdue with her second child, raising the possibility that her labour may be induced in the next week. Several reports have suggested that the Duchess's due date was on Saturday, but Whitehall sources have told The Telegraph they were briefed that the due date was actually Thursday, April 23. The Duchess may already have discussed the option of being induced with her doctors, particularly if she is becoming uncomfortable.  Doctors at the Lindo Wing, the private maternity ward at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, where the Duchess will give birth, may already have carried out a scan to make sure the baby is thriving inside the womb. If they are happy that everything is normal, they could wait up to two weeks after the due d...
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Nepal Earthquake: Death toll rises to 3,617
27Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Asia, ENGLISH

Nepal Earthquake: Death toll rises to 3,617

    Nepal's police say at least 3,617 people have been confirmed killed in Saturday's earthquake, including 1,302 in the Kathmandu Valley alone. In addition, 6,515 people were injured nationwide, the police department said in a Tweet. So far 18 people have also been confirmed dead in an avalanche that swept through the Mount Everest base camp in the wake of the earthquake. Another 61 people were killed in neighboring India. Foreign tourists in Nepal are getting anxious as food, water and power remain scarce. Hotel rooms are in short supply too so Pierre-Anne Dube, a 31-year-old from Quebec, has been sleeping on the sidewalk outside a hotel. Friends had been staying there for the first two days so she could use the bathroom and shower there. But they have checked out. Like...
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Royal baby: Kate Middleton’s hospital hit by superbug as ward forced to close
26Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
London

Royal baby: Kate Middleton’s hospital hit by superbug as ward forced to close

    A superbug has closed a ward at the hospital where Prince William and Kate’s second baby is due to be born. A surgical unit at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, has been shut down after eight patients were infected with potentially deadly CPE (carbapenemase producing enterobacteriaceae). The Duchess of Cambridge is nearing her due date and is expected to return to the hospital’s exclusive Lindo Wing to give birth to the fourth in line to the throne. But the 20-bed Zachary Cope ward, specialising in vascular surgery, has been out of action since April 15, the Sunday People can reveal. A source said: “There is a massive deep-clean operation going on. There’s no suggestion it could spread to other units but it couldn’t be worse timing.” Three affected patients developed s...
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The outrageous dismissal of Britain’s first elected Muslim mayor
26Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
London

The outrageous dismissal of Britain’s first elected Muslim mayor

John Rees from the Stop the War Coalition, argues that the dismissal of Tower Hamlet’s first-elected Muslim Mayor Lutfur Rahman yesterday was outrageous. The Tower Hamlets electoral fraud trial was a political event from the beginning. Indeed, everything you need to know about the decision of High Court Judge Richard Mawrey to declare void the election of Britain’s first Muslim Mayor is contained in his summary judgement. In it he said that Muslims in Tower Hamlets are “not a real minority” because, apparently, there are so many of them in the borough. Like the rest of his remarks it will fuel every racist stereotype that has ever been uttered about Tower Hamlets, and it will legitimise the long and disgraceful war by Tories, Lib-Dems and the local Labour Party to stop the rise of Bangl...
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Tower Hamlets First statement on Election Court
24Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Tower Hamlets First statement on Election Court

Today’s judgment has come as a shock – the Mayor strongly denies any wrongdoing and had full confidence in the justice system, and so this result has been surprising to say the least. We are seeking further legal advice on the matter in relation to a judicial review. A more detailed statement clarifying our response will be released shortly. -Received through facebook
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Lutfur Rahman found guilty of illegal practices in Tower Hamlets election
23Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Lutfur Rahman found guilty of illegal practices in Tower Hamlets election

    An East London election has been declared void and will have to be re-run after the mayor was found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices. An Election Commissioner concluded Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman had breached election rules and would have to vacate his post immediately. Four voters alleged Mr Rahman used corrupt and illegal practices in last year's election. Mr Rahman, who denied any wrong-doing, has been banned from standing again. At the special High Court hearing, Election Commissioner Richard Mawrey also ordered Mr Rahman to pay £250,000 in costs. One of Mr Rahman's aides Alibor Choudhury was also found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices. Evasive and discursive Mr Mawrey - who sat as a judge - said the mayor had "driven a coach and horses throu...
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EU to hold emergency migrant summit
23Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

EU to hold emergency migrant summit

    EU leaders are due to hold an emergency summit on ways to stem the number of migrants risking the perilous journey across the Mediterranean. BBC Europe editor Katya Adler says draft proposals include a push for a military mandate to destroy boats used by people traffickers. More than 800 people drowned off Libya's coast on Sunday, bringing the number of deaths this year to 1,750. Italian PM Matteo Renzi has called for direct action against people smugglers. He described them as "the slave traders of the 21st Century". A draft statement for Thursday's meeting in Brussels, seen by AFP news agency, says leaders will commit to "undertake systematic efforts to identify, capture and destroy vessels before they are used by traffickers". It says EU foreign policy chief Federica Mo...
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What happens when you die
20Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Life Style

What happens when you die

    What happens to us when we die? It’s a question that has exercised humanity’s finest minds since those humans have been around to have them – and has been recently the subject of a number of groundbreaking scientific studies. Now, a Reddit thread has posed the question specifically to those who have been clinically dead and then revived, and has received hundreds of responses. Though the veracity of the answers has to be taken with a small pinch of salt, the answers from what essentially amounts to a large survey on the subject can be broken down into three categories. There are those who felt nothing at all; those who had an experience of light and some interaction with another person/being; and those who felt they could watch what was happening while they were “dead” wit...
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Nigel Farage is fading away without a fight
20Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Featured, United Kingdom

Nigel Farage is fading away without a fight

    A few minutes later, Survation’s poll was published – 35 per cent believed Ed Miliband had won, 31 per cent thought Nicola Sturgeon. The People’s Champion limped in third, on 25 per cent. He had bested Leanne Wood and Natalie Bennett. That was all. Suddenly, Nigel Farage is mortal. The magic is gone. The lustre is fading. The days when Ukip stood poised to sweep away the old political order seems – if not quite a distant memory – a loose and incomplete one. It’s difficult to put a finger on why. The polls show the party’s support averaging around the low teens. Its campaign coffers have just been boosted by £1 million donation from Richard Desmond . And it continues to strike fear into the heart of its political opponents. “Anyone in the Labour Party who tells you Ukip ...
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All-round Bangladesh stun Pakistan
20Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

All-round Bangladesh stun Pakistan

    It is a special treat, especially for Tigers’ supporters when Bangladesh cricket team is firing on all cylinders, and in the process, stamping their dominance on the cricket field. After ending their 16-year jinx by beating Pakistan in the first game of the three-match series, Bangladesh romped to another resounding victory in the second match by seven wickets and 71 balls in the bag at Mirpur Stadium yesterday. Bangladesh did not just win the matches, they blew away their opponent with their remarkable all-round performance, in batting, bowling and fielding. Playing at home after a successful world cup campaign down under, Tigers adapted incredibly well to the pace and bounce of Mirpur’s wicket when they began batting in the first ODI of the current series. Tamim Iqbal to...
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